N/A Completed N=38 Randomized Single-blind Supportive Care

A Real-Time Ultrasound Guided Approach For Spinal Anesthesia

Patients Aged 55 or Older · BMI More Than 40 kg/m2 · scoliosis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01570491 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Jul 2019

Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Attempts — 1; 1 Attempts — p=0.83

Summary

Our goal was to compare the number of attempts to perform spinal anesthesia using real-time ultrasound guidance versus landmark technique in patients meeting predefined criteria for difficult spinal anesthesia.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Number of Attempts	1; 1	0.83
SECONDARY Difficulty of Block Insertion	5.5; 2.5	0.001 sig
SECONDARY Patient Satisfaction	5; 5	0.09
SECONDARY Time to Perform Block (Second)	117.5; 256	0.06

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 55 or older
BMI more than 40
Scoliosis

Exclusion criterion:

1 Patients who have undergone previous Spine Surgery

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